A Modified Aerosol Mask Could Significantly Save Oxygen Supplies during SARS COV 2 Pandemic

Of note, the World Health Organization recently published an interim guide on oxygen source and distribution during the COVID-19 pandemic, estimating that an average of 90 m3 of oxygen per hour would be necessary to cover the needs of a hospital managing 100 concurrent COVID-19 cases.2 Unfortunately...

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Published in:Journal of emergency nursing 2022-05, Vol.48 (3), p.248-250
Main Authors: Duprez, F., De Terwangne, Ch, Poncin, W., Bruyneel, A., De Greef, J., Wittebole, X.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aerosols
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Epidemics
Geriatrics
Health care expenditures
Health economics
Home health care
Hospitals
Humans
Intensive care
Letters
Oxygen
Pandemics
Physiology
Public health
Risk reduction
RNA, Viral
SARS-CoV-2
Scarcity
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Summary:Of note, the World Health Organization recently published an interim guide on oxygen source and distribution during the COVID-19 pandemic, estimating that an average of 90 m3 of oxygen per hour would be necessary to cover the needs of a hospital managing 100 concurrent COVID-19 cases.2 Unfortunately, epidemic waves have put health care systems under stress, and oxygen supply scarcity has been encountered in some regions of the world, such as India, Africa and Latin America.3 Oxygen supply and oxygen-saving strategies are thus of utmost importance for those regions. In addition to hospital use, an online video tutorial (shared by a Quick Response-code on oxygen bottles) or documentation included with oxygen bottles could allow implementation of this simple device among the population for at-home care. In addition to saving oxygen, proper use of this device could have a significant economic impact on and reduce the risk of catastrophic health expenditure faced by families taking care of their relatives at home because of overwhelmed hospitals.—Duprez F, PT, RT, PhD, ICU Epicura Hospital Hornu Belgium and Laboratory of Motion and Respiratory Physiology Condorcet School, Tournai, Belgium; De Terwangne Ch, MD, PhDs, Deparment of Geriatric Medicine, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium; Poncin W, RT, PhD, Service de Pneumologie, Cliniques; and secteur de Kinésithérapie et Ergothérapie, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium; Bruyneel A, RN, CCRN, PhDs, Health Economics, Hospital Management and Nursing Research Department, School of Public Health, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.
ISSN:0099-1767
1527-2966
DOI:10.1016/j.jen.2021.08.002